The Construction of China’s Images through Multimodal Metaphor
A Case Study of China-related BBC Documentaries
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21807665 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ping Tang (0000-0003-2637-3932), Tang Ping (0000-0002-1599-4779, Guilin University of Technology), Kelin Quan (Guilin University of Technology), Jianbin Zhu (0000-0001-6118-7479, Guilin University of Technology) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1044 |
| Publication date | 2020-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theory and Practice in Language Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1799-2591 • E-ISSN: 2053-0692 |
| Publisher | Academy Publication (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.17507/tpls.1009.05 |
| OpenAlex | W3082268848 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 15 |
Complementing three theoretical frameworks, conceptual metaphor theory (Lakoff and Johnson 1980) and critical metaphor analysis (Charteris-Black 2004; Musolff 2006, 2016) and multimodality from a cognitive viewpoint (Forceville and Urios-Aparisi 2009; Perez-Sobrina 2017), this study addresses the topic of China’s images unfolded in six BBC documentaries that are related to Chinese economy, social life, education, history, folklore, and cuisine respectively. This paper analyzes in detail how the theme metaphors are manifested multimodally through verbal, visual and aural modes and sub-modes with particular focus on how multimodal metaphors construct China’s images through the choice of source domains and metaphorical mapping. The significance of the study lies in showing how various modes and sub-modes are used in the source domains as an overall persuasive strategy to manipulate the public’s conceptualization of China. In addition, by examining the metaphorical entailments (Lakoff 2002; Johnson 1993, 1983), it illustrates how the media use of conceptual metaphors may become a powerful tool for conveying evaluative ideologies
China · Conceptual metaphor · Conceptualization · Epistemology · Ideology · Linguistics · Metaphor · Multimodality · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Computer Science · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · History · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Philosophy · Psychology · Swearing, Euphemism, Multilingualism
Introducing Social Semiotics
Corpus Approaches to Critical Metaphor Analysis
Metaphors We Live By
Chapter 2. Non-verbal and multimodal metaphor in a cognitivist framework
Non-verbal and multimodal metaphor in a cognitivist framework
The contemporary theory of metaphor
Metaphor Scenarios in Public Discourse
Political Metaphor Analysis
Critical discourse analysis and metaphor
The study of metaphor as part of critical discourse analysis
The ideologies behind newspaper crime reports of Latinos and Wall Street/CEOs
Representations of power
Multimodal Metaphor in Ten Dutch TV Commercials
Moral Imagination
Critical discourse analysis
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |